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Le Brave Marchand

Le Brave Marchand

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Artist
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Le Brave Marchand
Date19th century
PlaceFrance
MediumPen and ink and wash on paper
DimensionsImage: 12 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (32.4 × 30.2 cm)
 Sheet: 13 × 17 11/16 in. (33 × 44.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number76.150
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom of sheet in blue marker "gs", bottom right corner of sheet in pencil "207"
verso right center in pencil "0,095 / 1carte / et 0,of haul"
text in ink right margin "Le brave marchand-A la / fin de saison, je vous reprendrai / le lit pour 100 francs / Apres me l'avoir vendu 2,000f ? / Voyons, vous gaguereg de l'argent denus !"

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